Check List of Flowering Plants of Toranmal Ar...

Check List of Flowering Plants of Toranmal Area, Maharashtra (India)

Author Name : Patil J. V.

ABSTRACT

Toranmal Plateau is one of the important plateaus in mid Satpura in Northern Maharashtra.  This plateau forms a table land and summit covering about 41 Sq.Km. area at 1155 meter altitude (AMSL). The major area of Toranmal plateau is forest area which comes under dry deciduous type.In past the forest was comparatively dense and flourished in two storeys. However, present field observations show that the area is affected by deforestation activities. The flora of Toranmal area was surveyed time to time, during the study forty two families, eighty four genera and one hundred three species was recorded.Higher rainfall and altitudinal influence on temperature preserves moisture for forest growth. The major forest species are teak, bamboo and dwarf spike trees along with grasses, with distribution of plant species following altitudinal influences. The teak and bamboo are found on the slopes and lower valley bottoms of Toranmal plateau, whereas few tall trees and dwarf trees with spikes and grasses are found over the plateau summit. The forest of Toranmal area is tropical dry deciduous with Tectonagrandis (Teak) as major tree species. The other trees generally observed are Anogeissuslatifolia, Acacia ferroginea, Boswelliaserrata, Madhucalongifolia, Terminaliacrenulata, etc.

Keywords: Toranmal, Angiosperms, Satpura ranges, Maharastra.